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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1887-01-27

tY- For Big, Rich Stew of fine large
Oysters Go to Gilbcrts.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1887-01-27
Local Items.

Bcst aud cheapest, Drcxcl's Bell Cologne.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1887-01-27

Gs~ Gilbert gets up ag,cst Oyster Stew;
It is perfection.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1887-01-27

The SKATING RINK On Saturday even
ing Of this week, Mr.J +. ID. Miller will
open skating rink in the Town H'll. He
has secured a lot Of skates and will charge a
low rate of admission, 10 cents and 10 cents
for the use of the skates dur ng the evening
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1887-01-27

4 full line Of Heating Stoves Mt Os'ers.
The largest stock of Stoves III town II
OslCr ..
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1887-01-27
Sale Register.

The following notices appear free OF
Charge to all having their bills printed at
;1is Office.
Friday, March II, Mr. Jacob l.. TroSell
PERSONAL property on B. Benefits farm near
Gracchaul
We lncsd.v March l6, Mr. Samuel Trox.
I'll, personal property on the David lToXcll
farm near Graccham.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1887-01-27

We Hnd in addition to the above that
there were 39l ,63l meals furnished during
the year at an average cost of So 100 cents.
The number of inmates January l, 1887. WAS
222. The farm products are valued at 81
500 40 ana the expenses of same excluding
labor at 81, 425.19. What part Of the 81
O44.82 charged against Salaries Of Employ.
c." is chargeable to the farm, does not APP
pear. There is a margin of Sligo 80; les
sen this amount by whatever the labor on
the farm cost and you will have the pratt
of the Almshouse Farm. Some very odd
comparisons may he made of the figures in
the report; for instance, Rabbits Soap cost
$500, while the Water cost $500. 90 tobac-
co, snuff and whiskey cost $359.4s, while
potatoes, fish and tea cost $252 SO bones
were sold for $9.98 cents, while starch only
cost $685.; the doctors cost $3.50, the
preachers $3.50 and the lawyer $175.
The barn has been newly rooted and one
hundred panels of locust post fence put up
The buildings need coat of paint, the
building of an addition Is recommended and
and the Commissioners advise the county to
purchase the Riser farm" which a,]jons it,
contains 80 acres and is for sale
Statement is very full and very satisfac.
tory. 1t would appear that the very best
possible hls been done.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1887-01-27

For ROLLER FLOUR go to W, a, Lyna's.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1887-01-27

Westminster la nest hiding"
in baseball in other words, she is slipping
up on Frederick and the way the 44acocdte
will defy its esteemed contemporaries when
Westminster once satisfactorily fills her
land" will needs be taken in a Pickwckian
sense. else the highways and the by-ways
will be torrcntiZcd with gore.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1887-01-27

TopLorrrcAl~~-"Fer5 Kyle" the Myers
Vile correspondent of the Vt'hy Regtster
does not drop to the plehan forms of speech;
when he woI!d utter the commonplace re
mark, takes the rag off the bush, he subsi
,utcs therefor the esthetic phrase removes
the dilapidatcd linen from off the shrubhcry,"
but unfortunately for his ambition, in ole Of
his sentences We find the homely and I'm.
classical diction-"as slick as grease" and
come down kcr.fop."
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1887-01-27

The boiler that collapsed its fluc recently
mt Catoctin Furnaces has been repaired and
arrived here on Monday last and WAS at
once taken by the NJ. V. Railroad to the
furnaces 1t will be in place and the ma
chinery nll ready to 60 into blast in one
week from this late
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1887-01-27

The names of candidates for county offices
arc appc.ring TAT the earnest solicitation Of
friends" We do not believe it to be the act
of friend to earnestly solicit" n man to do
anything Of the kind. If man don't want
the office, his friends commit a grievous err
ror when they earnestly solicit"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1887-01-27

The silv,ry crescent OF the hew moon
hunr above that of the bewltChiny evening
star, Venus, and formed n magnificent pic
,urc in the western skies on Tucsdiy even.
ing last
\ view of N,nus through telescope
would present her now in almost precisely
the shape Of the new moon, she being one
of the inferior planets, or between the Garth
and the sun, just as is tho moon, with this
difference that the moon revolvcs about the
earth, while Venus revo]vcs aboU, the Sun,
as dots the Faith.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1887-01-27

The ALMsHousE AND JAiL.-Wc publish
below a concise a,cmcnt Of the finances OF
the Jail and almshousc. An i,cmiLc1 state
mcnt is published in last weeks CNtEea from
which the following has been taken
Total receipts USE of Almshousc,
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1887-01-27
New Advertisements

New A0VOrtiBCmCnt
Dividend Notice.
The New York Star.
Fish-Hiram Arthur.
Noticc-Jacob Green.
"Canton."-W II. Troxen.
Annual Mccling-Building Association.
Rc.ppo1SrrD The Union states that
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1887-01-27

REArPoISTED.-Thc Union states that
Mr.. F. r. Nechbors, school examiner for
Frederick county, has been rcappoin,ed OK,
amlncr secretary and treasurer by tho
school hoard, for the ensuing year. Mr..
Neighhors' original appointment was only
for the uncxpiIcd term Of Mr.. d. T. Iakin
his predecessor. The appointment dates
from Jan !, 1887.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1887-01-27

"Dr. S Hers Liver Pills act directly on
kidneys, liver md bowels, restoring them "'
once to healthy action. They never fail,-
Price % cts.
New Ulm weekly review., 1887-12-21
ConkIing Tells a Story.
Not in session.
From the New, York Sun.

From the New, York Sun.
Roscoe Conkllng sat in the theater
the other evening. A hand was laid
on his shoulder from behind. It be-
longed to certain highly fashionable
matron Of his acquaintance, but it
was. a large organ, Notwithstanding
that it had never done any labor.
eyes, sir" said Conkling, mis- stalking
it for the hand OF a man. Then his
eyes fell on the feminine sleeve attach
ed to it, and he confusedly murmur-
ed, II beg your pardon.
e"Oh, no Offense, [ assure yOu," the
lady good humoredly responded.
Mr.. Conkling then said: ''This re.
minds me OF an actual case in which
a mistake in the gender of hand
brought about divorce suit. A
wife had a large hand, and it happen
ed one evening that she sat with her
husband and several others on a ru-
raj veranda. The husband was smok-
ing a cigarette, and, as it was very
dark indeed, the wife took it from
him for a. surreptitious Whit. Now,
right alongside the couple sat flirta.
tious girl. She and the man were on
sentimental terms, but until now
quite unknown to the woman. The
we'll developed hand of the wife, with
the cigarette, chanced to swing in con-
tact with that of the girl, who took
hold Of it, thought from its size that
it was the husbands, felt convinced
OF it by the cigarette, and thereupon
pressed it to her lips, rapturously be.
lleving that she was taking a sale op.
portunity OF the darkness. The eyes
OF the wife were opened, metaphorlc-
ally If not physically; she watched
the pair for few days, and an action
for divorce was soon instituted.
New Ulm weekly review., 1887-12-21
In de days OF old
We'uns all he'd golu
In fact till quite recently
When we'uns held a wake \
On New York Jake,
One Stepmother Who Was
Appreciated.

A recent Chinese Emperor, in an
nouncing the demise OF his stepmoth-
er sent the following communication
to his ministers: ';We have attend
ed to her Majesty since we received
the throne, and have cherished her
for twenty nine years. We have seen
that IN her declining days that she
had every comfort, and that she had
passed the age OF 80, for which our
heart was happy and calm, and we
encouraged ourself that she would
happily add one year to another un-
til she enjoyed the felicity Of seeing a
century. Lately, on the 10th day OF
the moon, she took an airing in the
garden and returned to her palace.
We daily went to inquire concerning
her health But, contrary to all an
ticipatiOns, her ailments daily increas.
ed in violence, and the 24th, in. the
middle Of the afternoon, .she drove
the fairy chariot and went the long
Journey. Our grief broke outin ldhg
lamentations, for we are greatly al
Aicted. We humbly brought to mind
that since the Holy Empress. .Filial
Pure Bright his own mother) left
the world to take the upward Jour
ney, we have been greatly indebted
to her Imperial Majesty Tahing for
her abound;ng kindness and overshad-
owing favor. We have been made
happy while attending to her be-
hests, as mon are rejoiced by the sun
which prolongs their lives; but now
We can never again look upon Eer- al
iectionate countenance. Our grief
cannot easily be assuaged. 2
New Ulm weekly review., 1887-12-21
easea arising under the patent 81 rcopyrisn


Senator Spooner has introduced in tb,
senate bill to help out the act passel
late last session, donating SIS, 900 to tbs
states for the establishment OF expert
mental agricultural stations, which act
failed Of It's purpose by reason OF the fail
ure csssongress to make the necessary ap-
propris tions.
SerSgDr Palmer has introduced a bill to
incrsJyse to $2,0OO.oOO the limit e.f the
apY5priation, for a public building at De-
troit, Mich. I, Il @55 +
The bill introduced by Senator George
to protect employees and servants engaged
IN foreign and interstate commerce, de-
clares that they shall be entitled to re.
cover damages for any injury sustained
through the careless, negligent or unskilful
act or omission OF their employers or
masters, or OF their fellow servants en-
gagged on the same service.
Senator. Hale introduced a bill to pro-
vide that any officer placed on the retired
list after 20 years service by reason Of a
physical defect, which was not a disquali.
fication at the time his original entry into
the service, shall be held to be retired for
disability incident to the service.
HOUSE.
Not in session.
New Ulm weekly review., 1887-12-21

F Ike Weir easily fought all around Tom
my Warren, but the referee calls it a draw.
The additional particulars OF the fire at
Washington, Dak.. by; which the wife and
six children OF Michael Harris, -~ere burn .r1,
ed to death, are very shocking. Seeing the
peril that all lwere in Mr.. Harris jumped
from second story window and called to
Parr, q brother OF Mrs. Harris. to throw
the children out to him. At this moment
Mrs. Harris tossed the baby to her hus.
band who caught and saved it. SimuItane-
ously Parr jumped out. He was also fol-s
lowed by the oldest son. Mrs. Harris
then turned away q moment to get anoth-
er child to throw to her husband, but at
that Moment the house fell in. and buried
her and the six children in fiery tomb.
Nothing could be done to rescue them.
The fire caught in the lower part OF the.
house, burned away the timbers and let
the upper story, with the roof. fan on the
heads of the mother and six children The
father and the Others who had eecaped
could distinctly hear the shrieks of those
in the ruins. yet were ponerless to give re-
lief. s 81
Warren an Weir fight to draw at
Minneapolis.
At Hartford. Robert e. Beecher, secre-
tary OF The Continental Life Insurance
company. and Isaac w. Hakes, chief clerk
sof the company were arrested Tor making
false returns to the insurance companies.
New Ulm weekly review., 1887-12-21
.s lstlc i oltl.. 81 De srsss &. srissib

istic q 'tns great tI, sEissis ii lslsl'
Paul: sa
i am conaoio is 81 ssia u 81 81 sa y
august moment Istands belor8s iiiI.y Of
kings. For nearly an. hour lie
8eulogized American s citize rood 81 and
sounded the key note 4 Of the defense u
the inalienable right OF Americans to drink
what they please. Christ. the first great
3lawbreaker, = 1 employing Mr.. Erwin's. ex-
preston. overturned the bigotrys OF Mos.
es, and from tina time, little by little, the OPP
preston OF. fanatics mas been lossened on
the souls Of men, He proceeded to attack
Gov. Larrabee, the private prose cut ors,, - -
as he sneeringly termed the gentlemen at
the states table, and the press as '.con.
spIra tors. :" 81 Familiar words on the speak
5er's lips were The Gentle Jesus: and.
Christ but always coupled with.un
vorable comparisons of Iowa Christ tians'.
work and the Divine Masters. Dr.. Had
dock came in for his. share OF con-
demnation. He.was.denounced asa crss-
~ fanatic, IAN armed, disguised, prowl-
ing, midnight spy and informer." The
name OF martyr was Indignantly denied
him, as he had, Sought the fate that befe,a
hin. s 'Hadd ock, drummed upon the Laze
ar house and; Leavitt came out and slew
MN. The oharge was repeatedly made
Leavitt was, called the murderer from
first to last.n "The brutal fanaticism Of
Haddock walked up to the portals OF your
temple ofjustice and profaned this forum, y.
said Erwin. He spoke OF 'Tanatical pray
er meetings, and said the time had come
Tor q revolt against this tyranny OF the
church. The sacram OF the lord s supper
could not be observed without a permit
from the board OF supervisors" he said
There is 4 rotten canxer of fanatical
spite threatening the liberties of the peo-
pie. J" Mn. Erwin's peroraton contained
an alius1on, tD,the' Statue of Justice above
the court house. He said if Arensd ori
were convicted the jury should ask the
board OF supervisors to remove the mock
cry Ii SO happens that the cheap figure
lost it's scales in q high wind year ago.
Mr. Erwin's recommends tion shat there be
placed IN it stead "a wanton blinking its.
eye beneath bandage, put on bv the
hands OF fana tical conspira tors, may or
may not be kindly received by the people
he has grossly insulted.
New Ulm weekly review., 1887-12-21
Cen. Rea on Pensions.

Gen. John z. Rea, com mande er-i in-chief Of
the Grand Army OF the Republic, VIII o is at
the Pacific, Chicago, xpressed himself with
sconsidera BILE fseling to Tribune reporter
over the repor that he was an advocate
OF q pension ssrvice bill. He said the gem
eral public made serious mistake when it
was asserted that the Adsosacy 81 HNe,de.
pendent pension bin BY the Grand
Army OF the Republic means = pension to
every man who serseaS in the
Union army, no matter whether
he needed it or was entiEled to
IT.. "Fhe class OF men 4 think ought to
have pensions, said Gen. "are those who
are sick and poverty-stricken, NTH the
doors OF the poorhouse staring Fhem in
the face, and who are brought near deaths
door because OF exposure III t he setvice OF
the United States. Myself and Others are
supporting q man who fought all through
the war, and when he came ont he had
quite a fortune left him from business, that
he gave up .to enter The service.
He began to sicken after the war xas
over, his money dwindled away to meet
the expenses ~of the disease. infam1S a.
tory rheuma tism, that had set its seal ,1p-
on him, until he is now helpless, Door and 4
deserted but Tor old soldier friends. That
man cant get pension because he was
never IN the army hospital and nowhere
appears on the hospital rolls, yet he ia
because those who know him are satisfied
he contracted the seeds OF the disease he is
suffering from while serving his country.
There are thousands like him. N old soldier
shall 60 to the poorhouse hile have a dol
lar if he is deserving, and there are thou
sands Of Grand Army boys who draw from
their small earnings money to help their un-
fortunate comrades live, but it is wrong to
expect us to shoulder the burdens OF these
men. | hate this talk OF paying soldiers
this everlasting talk about the IN oney that
is being expended to support men on the s
pension rolls. 1t is q duty the government
owes them, now that they are eking out an
existence through the charity OF friends be-
cause they are worn out and untitled for +
work. know that there are many men
drawing pensions according to existing
laws that don't deserve government aid,
but because q man suffering frore disease
contracted in the service is not borne on
the hospital rolls is no reason why a law
should not be passed providing for his
case and thousands like it. 2 Con. Rea has
to Minnesota
New Ulm weekly review., 1887-12-21
Cowboys Lassoing the Ballet.
From the Kansas City Star.

FROM the Kansas City Star. 80
One of the variety theatres atDodge
City had for an attraction O. COM
pany composed OF gaudy-stockipged
blondes. The performance was awful
in its wretchedness, and limo time the
boys got uneasy and the whiskey in
them began 10 call for fun. Joe Hooke
rose gravely, called the performance
to halt, and asked for the manager.
That impressive gentleman came into
sight on the stage and asked what
was wanted. Joe told him that a.
show, to be a success, should be plen-
tifully sprinkled with local talent.
The manager haughtily declined Joe's
offer ''to speak a piece" but his indig-
nation was soon cut short by the
whlzzlng OF a lariat and a stern re-
minder that any kicking would speedi-
ly be followed by strangulation.
Joe mounted the stage and ordered
the orchestra to play somethin' right
sneaky like, and began long piece
to the effect that:
In de days OF old
= We'uns all he'd golu ~
In fact till quite recently
When we'uns held a wake
On New York Jake,
But cudn't bury i'm decen'ly.
After that the performance proceed
ed until one OF the boys, takingit into
his head that the big fiddle was a nui-
sance, threw a lasso over the neck of
it, and started for, the door. The in.
strument was g. complete wreck in a
minute. The boys then began to las
so the girls on the stage, who We're en-.
gagged in an Amazon march, and, in
less time than it talks to tell it, there
was not a light burning in the house.
New Ulm weekly review., 1887-12-21
THE PADDOCK MuRDER.
John Arensdorf Acquitted OF the
Murder of MIR. Haddock, Thus
DiSposing OF the Case.

murder of MIR. Haddock, Thus
Disposing ofthe Case.
Sioux City, Special Telegram, Dec. 9.-The
ftrial OF John Arensdorf for the murder of
Rev. George c. Haddock came to a sudden
close at 8 o clock this evening. Ate o clock
the case was finally submitted to the jury.
the whole day having been occupied by
Hon. NJ. D. O'Connell OF Fort Dodge, who
closed the final argument for the state,
He said
1t was the duty Of every man to obey
the law. jury has no right to deal out
wisdom to the lawmakers He referred to
Erwin as the great classic pine tree Of the
North. He denounced Attorney Tread.
well as the leading spirit in the conspiracy
which killed Haddock. Treadwell made q
speech at the saloonkeepers' meeting OF
an lncendiary nature. Arensdorf was the
leader OF the saloon men. They obeyed
him because the others lacked courage to
carry out their plans. He did not. Arens.
dorl fired the shot which killed Haddock
while the rest Of the crowd halted.
At q few minutes before 8 o'clock the
klury camein and announced verdict Of
not guilty. The court had been summoned
lew minutes before, and the defendant
and his attorneys and the attor-
neys for the state were present.
The court room was about half filed
with crowd, which had swiftly gathered
as the news Of the agreement of the Jury
spread. There was a slight demonstration
in the court room. but four or Ave Of tho
spectators refused to join in it. Assoon as
the verdict was announced Arensdorf's
counsel moved for his discharge and the
motion was granted. The defendant's
counsel graspe ! his hand, but - hurried
away tothank the members Of the jury,
who had been dismissed by the court. It
is sale to say that this verdict finally and
New Ulm weekly review., 1887-12-21

Senator Butler has introduced a bill to
license railway conductors engaged in in.
*terstate commerce. 1t provides that no
railroad shall employ any person as q
railway conductor upon any train engaged
in Interstate commerce unless the person
is licensed as provided by this act.
a bill was introduced by Senator Coke
10 limit the jurisdiction OF United States
courts. It provides that the circuit and
district courts OF the United States shall
not take original cognizance OF any suit
OF a civil nature between a corporation
\ organized under the laws OF any state ann
a citizen OF any state in which the corpos
ration at the time OF action may have
been carrying on any business, except in
New Ulm weekly review., 1887-12-21

S WILLIAM b BECKER ~ S
Secretary Memorial Committee
The first music of the convention began
when the committee on the Washington del
egation reported Wright of Sioux Falls OBJ
jected to the delegation as made up on the
ground that North Dakota had more than
her share He especially objected to the
'nane Of N. L Mccormack a hot discussion
followed, with ex- Gov bennington In the
chair, but the usual harmony prevailed and
the report was adopted as follows:
At large Il. q. johnson. NJ L. McCormack W.
=. Dodge: first Judicial district. q. q. Beunest,.
New Ulm weekly review., 1887-12-21
To Make New classificatIons.

The following circular was sent to the
general freight agents OF the railroads cen
tering in ST. Paul by the secretary OF the
state railroad commissions: M
Referring to ours OF Nov. Is, concerning
the probability Of change in
the present classification OF small
parcels by the joint cooperation
OF all the railway companies doing busi-
ness in the state, we have to say that it
would give the commission a great pleas
ure il what is to them very Troublesome
subject should be disposed Of in that, man
ner- ne But feeling that a. result {if ever OBJ
tained depending upon the cooperation
OF so many companies win consume a
great deal OF time, and being thor
.onghly convinced that the present
system is unjust and burdensome to many
small shippers we feel it our duty to say
to all the roads Interested that it is our
purpose to recast the schedules Of the va
rious companies touching the classification
OF small parcels by the Commencement Of
the new year, shonld not they in the mean-
time Voluntarily make the change required,
BY the commission. l3s
E.S. WARNER, Secretary.
New Ulm weekly review., 1887-12-21

AT Chicago, John, Samuel and James
LittleJohn, three farmers from Gladstone.
sDak.,were tricked out OF 5000 by shrewd
and unknown Western confidence man who
Travelled with them from Minneapolis. II
was the old game Of cashing worthless
bond. S..
At Eau Claire, Wis. John McCabe, aged
fourteen, shot himself in the mouth with a
revolver while playing robber His teeth
broke the force OF the bullet. He swallowed
it and may recover.